The BBC showed many images
like this, of a worker falling asleep at an iPhone factory. We
don't know if this particular factory is owned by Pegatron,
however.BBC

Days after the BBC aired a
brutal documentary exposing the questionable practices of
some of Apple’s main component suppliers, one of those suppliers,
Pegatron Technology, said Monday it planned to investigate the
claims.

Pegatron issued its statement to the Taiwan Stock
Exchange (via Digitimes). It also mentioned that worker
safety is its top priority.

The statement made no mention of Apple,
as Pegatron is not an
exclusive Apple supplier. It also makes parts for and builds
computer peripherals, laptops, desktops, game consoles, video
cards, smartphones, LCD TVs, and
more.

In the documentary that aired last Thursday, the
BBC showed factory
workers falling asleep at their posts, overcrowded living spaces,
and instances of bullying from factory managers.

Ralph Nader is quoted in BBC's documentary as
saying "the conditions of work are totally physically
intolerable."

Apple was swift to respond to the allegations.
Jeff Williams, senior VP of operations at Apple, said
he and CEO Tim Cook were “deeply offended by the suggestion
that Apple would break a promise to the workers in our supply
chain or mislead our customers in any way.”

This isn't the first time Pegatron has been in
hot water over alleged labor violations.

Apple provided a
lengthy response to The Wall Street Journal responding to
those initial allegations, but shortly after that Pegatron was
again named by The New York Times when an underage Pegatron
worker died from pneumonia-related causes. The worker was
able to secure a job there with a fake ID that said he was
20, when in fact he was only 15 years old.

Since then, Apple says it's doubled down
on its commitment to keeping its supply chains safe, namely by
working with third parties to keep factories free from pollution
and corruption on a more consistent basis.

Apple conducted 51% more audits of its supply
chains in 2013 than it did the year before. Apple will issue its
next supplier responsibility progress report in January.